Kukai (1984)
The life and times of Kûkai, a Japanese monk who studies Esoteric Buddhism in the far reaches of India, China and Tibet, then uses their combined influence to establish the Shingon school during the Heian period in early 9th Century AD.
Director: Junya Satō
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Kinya Kitaoji as Kukai |
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Mayumi Ogawa as |
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Kō Nishimura as |
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Hideo Murota as |
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Hisaya Morishige as |
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Teruhiko Saigō as |
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Katsuo Nakamura as |
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Kimie Shingyoji as |
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Tetsuro Tamba as |
| Directing | Junya Satō | Director |
| Writing | Akira Hayasaka | Writer |
| Production | Sunao Sakagami | Producer |
| Sound | Stomu Yamashta | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Masahiko Iimura | Director of Photography |